These experiences have become the inspiration for much of his writing, which often explores themes of alienation and misery as human constructions that can be overcome through self - understanding and
the acceptance of suffering.
«The scale of neglect and
the acceptance of suffering on these shipments is staggering.
Think about His intentional
acceptance of suffering and how what appeared to be a bad thing to those gathered with Him has blossomed into such beauty.
In the end it meant no more than the ordinary
acceptance of suffering.
Its pattern is the surrender of self for others,
the acceptance of suffering and death because resurrection and new creation are in Christ, the world's reality.2
But alongside those virtues he set certain Christian virtues: «humility,
acceptance of suffering, unworldliness, the hope of salvation in an afterlife.»
The acceptance of suffering for the right and for Christ certainly brings blessedness to follow (3:14).
The non-violent way involves
the acceptance of suffering.
It was an inspired choice, for the integrity and open - mindedness of Pius VII restored the prestige of the papacy, while his quiet
acceptance of suffering when Napoleon turned against him confirmed the esteem in which he was held and helped bring about the downfall of the auto - crowned Emperor of France.
His acceptance of suffering and sin is an acceptance of the wounds upon the creation of which he is the Cornerstone.
For the error is just this, that in spite of all his advance
acceptance of suffering, the sufferer wins nothing that is eternal but only becomes terrified in a temporal sense.
Thus
his acceptance of suffering symbolizes the supreme value of humanity.
Gregory chose to imitate these examples, and above all, the example of his Saviour, through a humble
acceptance of suffering and the knowledge of God's support:
The Catholic Church does not teach passive, fatalistic
acceptance of suffering or misfortune, or consider those who suffer to be disfavored by God, as do many other religions (Islam for one example).
These heroines» purity, charity, and
acceptance of suffering manifests their receptivity to grace ¯ a stance that is not passive (despite the tendency of the women to faint).
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It also seems quite hard to swallow that a person could spend his or her life helping the poor, counseling the down and out, building homes for Habitat for Humanity, giving millions to charitable causes, assisting those with disabilities and mental health issues, and without a sincere
acceptance of Jesus Christ as Savior, be doomed to eternal condemnation and
suffering, no getting out early for good behavior.
The reality
of acceptance before God actually is in itself the grateful involvement in the enterprise
of human culture, and always with particular and peculiar concern for the outcast and the
suffering ones in the midst
of that enterprise.
However, the mystery
of the Cross tells us that in God's Wisdom, which is the ultimate wisdom, evil and
suffering are conquered in a way that goes against our natural instincts and expectations - not by miraculous intervention, but by humble
acceptance; or at least, that the miraculous triumph follows on from sacrifice rather than preceding it.
Is an affirmation
of the original and primordial identity
of God inseparable from an
acceptance of or a submission to the finality and solitude
of individual
suffering and death?
Compassion is the determination to oppose
suffering; it functions at arm's length, basing itself on the rejection
of suffering rather than the
acceptance of it.»
Only the
acceptance of the mission
of the
Suffering Servant, i.e., mission in Christ's way, and a theology
of kenosis or self emptying, will enable us to cross a frontier.
We have already noted that as early as Luke 2:41 - 52 the tension between
suffering and Sonship is present; here the problem is the
acceptance of a messiahship without
suffering.
You first do not see the inherint evil in eternal
suffering for a minor transgression (namely disbelief), add on top
of that your willing
acceptance for a life sentence in prison for jaywalking (with the analogy given), well lets just say I was blown away.
An unquestioning
acceptance of everything the New Testament says about Jesus yields us a picture
of Jesus that
suffers from internal inconsistencies, that is clearly in a few places a construct
of the needs
of the early Church, and that will not stand historical critical scrutiny.
When I examine my own feelings
of self - worth and self -
acceptance I attribute them to a variety
of factors: family and friends, times
of success, times
of suffering (which have probably been more important than times
of success in this regard), introspection, and simply living through a certain number
of years and experiences.
But soon it was realized — partly as a result
of the remembrance
of Jesus» own utter humility and denial
of self, particularly as associated with his awful
suffering and his uncomplaining acceptance of it as the will of God; partly under the influence of a fresh reading of the Suffering Servant passages in Isaiah; (commented on earlier) and, not least, as a consequence of the community's own experience of the forgiveness of sins — soon, I say, it was realized that the whole significance of Jesus» earthly life culminated in h
suffering and his uncomplaining
acceptance of it as the will
of God; partly under the influence
of a fresh reading
of the
Suffering Servant passages in Isaiah; (commented on earlier) and, not least, as a consequence of the community's own experience of the forgiveness of sins — soon, I say, it was realized that the whole significance of Jesus» earthly life culminated in h
Suffering Servant passages in Isaiah; (commented on earlier) and, not least, as a consequence
of the community's own experience
of the forgiveness
of sins — soon, I say, it was realized that the whole significance
of Jesus» earthly life culminated in his death.
In fact, the only change that has come about in this whole expression
of acceptance is that about 100 years ago, the Belgian government began reimbursing the people
of Gheel for extra costs in room and board for their
suffering guests.
The method
of that warfare is reverse fighting,» the
acceptance of injustice done to oneself,
of pain and
suffering and even death.
Genuine
acceptance is never a matter
of balancing the books
of life and requiring so much
suffering for so much cowardice.
Acceptance of the alcoholic is dependent, as has been suggested, on the helping person's
acceptance of the reality
of the illness from which he
suffers.
«May the many refugees from that country who are in need
of humanitarian assistance find the
acceptance and solidarity capable
of relieving their dreadful
sufferings.»
I think this reaction is mitigated if we remember that in spite
of much
of the formal ontological language about God in traditional theology, the language
of devotion has been modelled very largely on the
acceptance of God's hearing, responding, sharing, and
suffering with his creatures:
The sacraments
of love, the giving and receiving, the shattering
of self - centredness in authentic love, the refusal to possess without the free
acceptance of the other, all disclose the significance
of suffering as a constituent aspect
of love.
Institutionally, we
suffer the stages
of grief on a grand scale, ricocheting through denial, anger, bargaining, depression and
acceptance.
It ends in the
acceptance, even the embrace,
of suffering.
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suffered a prima facie fatal defect and was ruled off the ballot for failure to file a certificate
of acceptance.
In other words, instead
of promoting peaceful
acceptance, religiosity appears to encourage a great many patients to cling to life, even at the cost
of greater
suffering, not to mention the higher financial expense
of their hospital treatments.
All
suffer their fare share
of harsh reality, honesty, apology, realisation and
acceptance while on the bland plains
of Mid-Western America, in a setting
of windmills, endless prairies, wind chimes and dilapidated porches.
With such selective admissions — it was harder to gain entry to the University
of Helsinki's teacher education program (6.8 percent
acceptance rate) than the law program (8.3 percent
acceptance rate) or the medical school (7.3 percent
acceptance rate) in 2016 — and rigorous preparation, one might expect Finland to
suffer teacher shortages not unlike those seen in the U.S..
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Perhaps a tacit
acceptance of the fact that the world is more obsessed with Android right now while Windows is
suffering from a serious erosion
of its user base given the phenomenal increase in usage
of smartphones and tablet device which itself has given rise to an entire set
of accessories centered around them.
Language such as «We believe that all animals should have lives free
of abuse and
suffering» sounds nonthreatening enough to gain widespread
acceptance, but actually can have significant implications when considered fully.
The transformation
of some animal shelters into «warehouses» or cheap sources
of animals for use in biomedical experimentation, the
acceptance of cruelty to animals as a way
of life in our society, and the stress that caring shelter workers
suffer when they are forced to euthanize one animal after another, are just a few
of the consequences
of our society's carelessness.
Public
acceptance of this idea led to an increase in efforts to reduce «hidden hunger» — that is, people
suffering from not getting the nutrients that they need.
When an event occurs after
acceptance of a repudiatory breach which diminishes the value
of the loss
suffered, should the court take this into account in an assessment
of damages?
Through interviews and stories, Lourdes Viado, PhD, MFT goes beneath the surface and takes a deeper look at relationships, motherhood, self -
acceptance, authenticity, aging, healing,
suffering, loss, and other areas connected to the emotional and psychological well - being
of women.
But according to Steven Hayes, the creator
of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), it's
suffering and struggle that are normal — and not the reverse.